Thermohaline interleaving induced by horizontal temperature and salinity gradients from above

DOI10.1017/JFM.2021.753MaRDI QIDQ5155038zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Yantao Yang, Jun-Yi Li

Publication date 5 October 2021

Published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.08613

zbMATH Keywords

double diffusive convectionintrusion processsalinity gradientturbulent convection

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Convective turbulence (76F35) Free convection (76R10) Diffusion (76R50) Diffusive and convective heat and mass transfer, heat flow (80A19)

Abstract: In the Ocean, thermohaline intrusions and interleaving layers occur within the water mass fronts with horizontal temperature and salinity gradients, which provide an important horizontal mixing mechanism. Here we report a new type of thermohaline intrusion which is driven by the horizontal temperature and salinity gradients in the fluid layers at adjacent depths due to the different double diffusive mixing rates in the vertical direction. Once established, the intrusion layers share similar behaviors as those found within the gradient regions. Such intrusion process generates extra horizontal heat and salinity fluxes towards the cold and fresh side, but transfer density anomaly towards the warm and salty side. These findings greatly extend the circumstance where thermohaline intrusions may be observed.

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